The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHSON) has received a $6 million gift to expand its current nursing building. The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation of Philadelphia graciously donated the gift to help fund the necessary expansion. […]
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Our Nurse of the Week is Rebecca Roma, a floor nurse in the cardiovascular surgical unit at Catholic Medical Center, who used her vacation time to volunteer aboard Mercy Ships. The international charity operates floating hospitals that provide free medical
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) recently held a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking of its new Nursing and Instructional Building. The180,000-square-foot facility is being made possible thanks to state funding from the Connect NC Bond. Chanceller Franklin
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The Columbia University School of Nursing has launched a comprehensive palliative care program for students of all levels that integrates the basic principles of palliative care into the curriculum. The program reflects the recent development of competencies and recommendations from
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Florida International University’s (FIU) Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences has awarded $100,000 in traineeship grants to five FIU nurse practitioner graduate students to participate in the pilot of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. ANEW is
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A new survey conducted by AMN Healthcare, BE Smith, and The Center for the Advancement of Healthcare Professionals in 2017, surveyed 223 nurse leaders about the impact of the nationwide nursing shortage on their organizations. Survey participants included chief nursing
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Our Nurse of the Week is Peggy Phillips, a retired registered school nurse who was aboard the damaged Southwest Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia last week following an engine failure. Phillips heroically rushed
Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) has announced a partnership with Keypath Education to advance graduate-level online programming, beginning with nursing education. With data showing that nursing master’s degrees have grown 42 percent over the last five years
Dr. Barbara J. Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research and sponsored programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, has been selected by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing for induction to the Nurse
In recognition of Workplace Violence Awareness Month, The Joint Commission has issued an alert on violence against health care workers. According to the Security Industry Association, health care workers are four times more likely to be victimized, including physical and
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